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maddie_can_read's review against another edition
4.75
I thought the beginning was very strong, the discussion of archetypes and their history, the inclusion of modern and historical examples, and including the perspectives of different women.
I think the structure of the book might have been improved by having more chapters that were shorter. And some of the chapters did not seem as strong as others and some chapters could've been a bit tighter.
‘White’ is better understood as an indication of racial privilege: who is considered white is less about how pale they are (many Arabs have fair skin) and more about whether they are the right kind of pale. Whiteness is more than skin colour.
White women can oscillate between their gender and their race, between being the oppressed and the oppressor. Women of colour are never permitted to exist outside of these constraints: we are both women and people of colour and we are always seen and treated as such.
Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment
ksuazo94's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism
ellaniji's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Since this book is about white feminism, rasism and sexism are central in this book.zombiezami's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Torture, War, and Classism
Eugenics, Colorism, Blackface, White supremacy, Lynchingemilia_digi's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism
thenonbinaryc's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation